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2014 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2014 · TCF Bank Stadium

New England PatriotsWinner

30

Minnesota Vikings

7

NE -3.5 ✓U 49 ✓

New England Patriots 30–7 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIN

Matt CasselQB

19/36, 202 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT

-20.7 expected points added · -11.9% completion over expected

Passing · NE

Tom BradyQB

14/21, 149 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

3.1 expected points added · +4.6% completion over expected

Rushing · NE

Stevan RidleyRB

25 att, 101 yds, 1 TD

-1.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

Shane VereenRB

6 att, 40 yds, 0 TD

-0.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Julian EdelmanWR

6/7 for 81 yds, 1 TD

33% of team targets · 6.8 expected points added

Receiving · MIN

Cordarrelle PattersonRB

4/7 for 56 yds, 0 TD

19% of team targets · -0.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New England Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Tom Brady14/211491013.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Stevan Ridley251014.01-1.0
Shane Vereen6406.70-0.5
Julian Edelman199.001.4
Tom Brady100.00-1.7
Brandon Bolden400.00-2.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Julian Edelman6781133%6.8
Rob Gronkowski4632029%1.2
James Develin2217010%0.8
Aaron Dobson1213010%0.3
Michael Hoomanawanui11605%-0.1
Shane Vereen01005%-0.5
Timothy Wright01005%-3.1
Danny Amendola01005%-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Chandler Jones622.000
Dont'a Hightower712.001
Jerod Mayo520.000
Logan Ryan300.012
Rob Ninkovich301.000
Darrelle Revis300.011
Kyle Arrington301.000
Patrick Chung200.000
Brandon LaFell100.000
Nate Ebner100.000

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matt Cassel19/36202146-20.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Matt Asiata13362.80-1.3
Matt Cassel3165.300.7
Jerick McKinnon273.50-0.5
Jarius Wright1-5-5.00-1.5

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Cordarrelle Patterson4756019%-0.7
Kyle Rudolph5853022%4.7
Matt Asiata5748119%-1.6
Rhett Ellison112403%1.3
Jarius Wright131208%-5.6
Jerick McKinnon23508%-2.2
Greg Jennings154014%-6.5
Adam Thielen02006%-2.0

Defense (top contributors)

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NE -3.5
Closing total
49
NE moneyline
-164
MIN moneyline
+148

Patriots closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 23.

Total closed 49; the game landed 37 — under by 12.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
TCF Bank Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
58°F, wind 0 mph
Referee
Tony Corrente
Rest
NE 7 days · MIN 7 days
Coaches
Bill Belichick vs Mike Zimmer